Possible explanations abound, but an ingenious one was recently put to the test. Perhaps, the theory goes, some genes, when found in men, make them more likely to be gay and when found in women make them more likely to have children. (“Fecund” is the word the researchers use.) The increased number of grandchildren that a parent might have through such a superfertile daughter would offset whatever loss of genetic posterity comes from having a gay son.

Oh and speaking as a rampant homosexual, I have no problem with being called a genetic mistake. Most humans are. Hell, if I understand evolution, most organisms are.

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Be what you would seem to be - or, if you'd like it put more simply - never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what it might appear to others that what you were or might have been was not otherwise than what you had been would have appeared to them to be otherwise.

I don't think viewing homosexuality as a genetic mistake makes you a homophobe, you neither fear nor dislike gay people. On the other hand it is awfully rude.

As an example, I view blue eyes as a genetic mistake.

I'm not the least bit offended, I'm just curious as to what brought you to such an idiotic-seeming conclusion.

What rat said about the missing gene, also according to tests people with blue eyes are not able to perceive as many different shades of color as people with brown eyes. (allowing for individual variance in visual acuity for other reasons)

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You're a special case, Babylon. You are offensive even when you don't post.

I don't think viewing homosexuality as a genetic mistake makes you a homophobe, you neither fear nor dislike gay people. On the other hand it is awfully rude.

As an example, I view blue eyes as a genetic mistake.

What draws the line between what's rude and what's not on the subject of genetic mistakes?

Is a tranny a genetic mistake? A midget? Downsyndrome? Left handers? It's very broad.

I'd say calling anyone a genetic mistake is pretty rude. There's shades to it obviously, but I'd also say that homosexuality is pretty clearly something that you are going to get some heated reactions from calling a mistake.

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You're a special case, Babylon. You are offensive even when you don't post.

I don't think viewing homosexuality as a genetic mistake makes you a homophobe, you neither fear nor dislike gay people. On the other hand it is awfully rude.

As an example, I view blue eyes as a genetic mistake.

What draws the line between what's rude and what's not on the subject of genetic mistakes?

Is a tranny a genetic mistake? A midget? Downsyndrome? Left handers? It's very broad.

I'd say calling anyone a genetic mistake is pretty rude. There's shades to it obviously, but I'd also say that homosexuality is pretty clearly something that you are going to get some heated reactions from calling a mistake.

"Please accept my apologies, my good sir. I was aiming for your sister."

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